Literacy in the United States: Readers and Reading Since 1880

by Lawrence C. Stedman, Helen Damon-Moore, Katherine Tinsley, et al.

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The United States is at a crucial moment in the history of literacy, a time when how well Americans read is the subject of newspaper headlines. In this insightful book, Carl F. Kaestle and his colleagues shed new light on this issue, providing a social history of literacy in America that broadens the definition of literacy and considers who was reading what, under what circumstances, and for what purposes.

The book explores diverse...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0300054300

ISBN13:9780300054309

Release Date:January 1993

Publisher:Yale University Press

Length:361 Pages

Weight:1.30 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Education Education & Reference Language Arts Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Social Sciences Schools & Teaching Social Sciences

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